Licensed Master Social Worker (40 Hour) (Office/On-Site) - #251114-0964FP-001

State of Connecticut•Hartford, CT

39d•Onsite

About The Position

Join our team as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and make a difference! The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Licensed Master Social Worker to join our team! DMHAS is a health care agency whose mission is to promote the overall health and wellness of persons with behavioral health needs through an integrated network of holistic, comprehensive, effective, and efficient services and supports that foster dignity, respect, and self-sufficiency in those we serve. CRMHC is a community based mental health center serving Hartford, West Hartford, Farmington, Avon, Canton and Simsbury providing individuals with behavioral health services. CRMHC collaborates with the greater Hartford DMHAS-Funded mental health programs comprising 15 non-profit agencies located in Hartford and West Hartford. These agencies work together to provide a comprehensive array of behavioral health services to adults with serious psychiatric disabilities as well as co-occurring psychiatric illness and substance use. In a state agency facility or hospital this class is accountable for providing clinical social work services to a limited number of agency clients under the guidance of a licensed clinical social worker or other licensed clinical professional.

Requirements

Knowledge of social work methodology, casework, group work and community mobilization
family and interpersonal relationship dynamics
values, sanctions, purposes and ethics of professional social work
social, cultural, economic, medical, psychological and legal issues which influence attitudes and behaviors of clients and families
mental illnesses and substance use disorders and approaches to treatment
interpersonal skills
oral and written communication skills
Ability to devise and implement an appropriate client treatment plan
Possess the credentials of a Licensed Master Social Worker in the state of Connecticut.

Nice To Haves

Must be fluent in American Sign Language
Experience working with Deaf, Deaf Blind, and Hard of Hearing clients in both sections where the red is reflected.
Experience in direct service in a community-based care program.
Experience with computer technology.
Experience working with a diverse clinical team.

Responsibilities

Provides clinical social work services to agency clients initially under close supervision
Works more independently with acquired experience
Participates as a member of a treatment team
Participates in or develops psychosocial assessments through clinical interviews with assigned clients and families
Develops treatment plans, prepares discharge summaries and provides individual, group and family therapy, under supervision
Advocates for clients and develops resources to assist clients in meeting identified needs
Completes all required documentation including progress notes and makes clinical observations of behavior of patients and/or clients
Provides case management services as needed
Prepares assigned client research and reading activities
Performs a greater number of specific and complex clinical social work duties and maintains a larger caseload as skills are acquired
May diagnose behavioral health conditions in consultation with licensed behavioral health care professionals
Performs related duties as required